In San Francisco will shut down the longest stream in the history of the Internet called FogCam.

The webcam for 25 years has aired a view from the campus of the University of San Francisco. The streams were launched by Jeff Schwartz and Dan Wong in 1994, when they studied computer science at the University of San Francisco. The idea to launch the webcast came to Schwartz when he was learning writing scripts. He was inspired by the Trojan Room Coffee Pot, the world’s first webcam.

The broadcast will be shut down on August 30. After closing FogCam, FishCam, the webcam in front of the aquarium, will be the oldest operating stream. This stream was launched in the same 1994.

Segway-Ninebot Group has introduced a scooter that can return to charging stations on its own without a driver.

Such a solution could be a breakthrough for the growing scooter sharing industry, the developers are confident. Gao Lufen, chairman and CEO of Ninebot, said that artificial-intelligence scooters operated remotely from the cloud could radically improve the sharing economy of scooters.

The concept of scooter sharing was launched two years ago in California. Since then, electric scooter parks have been operating in cities in the US and Europe.

There has been a global glitch in the Instagram social network.

The most complaints from social network users came from problems logging into the social network. Also reported issues with feeds and photo posting. It is noted that the failure is felt in Paris, Vienna, Istanbul, Moscow, Minsk and Kyiv.

On the eve of the social networks Instagram and Facebook have temporarily disrupted all over the world. Most of the failures in the social network are the users in the US, UK and France. The service also works poorly in Ukraine, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Hungary, Greece and Canada.

Robotic taxis will soon be available in Europe.

In their creation will participate the world manufacturer of GPUs – NVIDIA, as well as NEVS and AutoX. Taxis are being developed for the European market, with a presentation scheduled for the end of 2020.

NVIDIA will develop a new Xavier processor for the taxi. The car does not need to travel in test mode thousands of kilometers in virtual space, as it can effortlessly navigate the urban environment thanks to artificial intelligence.

Previously, NVIDIA was already involved in creating such systems for unmanned aerial vehicles.

Stanford University has developed sensors that, like a patch, are glued to a person’s body and track their health.

It is noted that this development will receive more accurate data than smart watches. They collect human health data and transmit it to a receiver that needs to be attached to clothing. So, people will be able to constantly monitor their health online.

To demonstrate the technology, researchers have placed several sensor patches on people’s bodies. Sensors on the wrist fixed the pulse of the person, patches on the abdomen – breath, stickers on the elbows and knees – fixed the relaxation of the muscles. Thus, it is possible to detect respiratory, heart, and musculoskeletal disorders in the early stages.

The US Federal Aviation Administration has banned the carriage of some Apple MacBook Pro laptops.

This happened after the company recalled these devices because their batteries might be prone to overheating and burning. Early Apple announced the recall of a number of early-generation Macbook Pro laptops due to battery issues.

As it was mentioned in the official press release of the company at the time, the devices were mainly sold from September 2015 to February 2017. “These devices have batteries that can overheat, creating a security risk,” Apple said in a statement.

JPMorgan Chase has signed a five-year contract with a startup that uses artificial intelligence to write promotional texts.

During pilot use, it turned out that the Persado machine learning tool produced better versions of advertising than the bank’s own authors. Quality was measured by higher clickthrough rates – in some cases more than double.

JPMorgan Chase’s marketing director Christine Lemkau says Persado’s technology is incredibly promising: “It rewrites articles and headlines in a way that doesn’t even come to real marketers. It works.”

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano played the first DJ set in space on the International Space Station.

It was a performance at the BigCityBeats World Club Dome Cruise Edition Electronic Music Festival right from the Columbus module, broadcast on a cruise ship in Ibiza.

The curators of the project from the European Space Agency called the 20-minute set from the ISS board a great opportunity to make space closer to ordinary people. Luca Parmitano, 42, has been at the ISS since July 21, 2019, arriving there on board the Soyuz MS-13.

New Zealand authorities have allowed companies to pay employees in cryptocurrency.

This resolution will take effect next month. It is noted that according to a New Zealand tax authority’s decree, cryptocurrency wages are allowed to be paid from September 1, provided payments are made in the form of regular fixed amounts.

The digital currency selected must be tied to at least one currency that acts as a legal tender. In addition, the cryptocurrency must be convertible.

According to experts, such step is quite risky, since price fluctuations can be too large and fast.

The Italian authorities have decided that in order to save children from their smartphone addiction, they will be sent to rehabilitation centers with the permission of their parents.

According to experts, fears of missing a mobile phone are prone to 8 in 10 teenagers in Italy. Kids are terribly afraid of losing their smartphone, internet and checking their phones about 75 times a day. 62% of teens communicate online at night, which negatively affects their well-being.

The Ministry of Health, the Police, the Committee on Children and Youth will look for dependent children in Italy. The rehabilitation will be carried out at the expense of public funds. According to psychologists, the level of stress in smartphone addiction can be compared with stress when visiting a dentist or on their wedding day.

Lego will release a new constructor based on the series Friends.

The set, called The Central Perk Coffee of Friends, will feature action figures from the TV series and the cafe where they usually came together. The set consists of 7 figures and 1719 details, including a sofa for three, a chair near the coffee table, a bar counter with a coffee machine, cups and food.

Each character will be characterized by an item: a synthesizer from Ross, a tray and a cup of coffee from Rachel, a muffin from Monica, a pizza box and a “men’s bag” from Joey, a laptop from Chandler, a guitar from Phoebe, and a broom from Hunter.

The set will go on sale from September 1 and will cost $ 59.99.

Artificial intelligence receptor chips are placed on a small plate, and the principle of their operation is similar to a human language device.

Scientists used two different types of metals, located on gold and aluminum fields in a staggered manner. When the plate is immersed in the whiskey, the plasmon resonance of the metals changes. Then the light absorption of the receptors is measured, which differs in the samples.

Artificial intelligence determines the type of drink, as well as the type of barrel in which it was made and the shelf life. The 12-, 15-, and 18-year-old whiskey from Glenfiddich, Laphroaig, and Aldi Glen Marnoch were used to test the device. The invention should help to look for counterfeits to protect the rights and health of buyers.